A Bornean flat-headed frog, which has the rare characteristic of being an amphibian without lungs. It breathes entirely through its skin and is
one of the recent discoveries in Borneo, along with a frog that flies and a 'ninja' slug Photograph: David Bickford/WWF/AP

Waterways polluted by a thick layer of ash from the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Skogar, Iceland. The ash is destroying pasture and polluting water supplies which is poisoning animals and is causing farmers severe financial difficultiesPhotograph: NordicPhotos/Getty Images

A woman holds a wild moth in a flower nursery in Guwahati, India. There are more than 20 species of wild moths found in north-east India but a very little research has been done on their life cyclesPhotograph: STR/EPA

Australian scientists say they have successfully taught the northern quoll, a cat-sized marsupial predator, to avoid eating toxic cane toads – a move they believe could help other at-risk species survive. Sydney University ecologists said they had trained the northern quoll to go against its instincts and refuse to eat the invasive amphibians which are spreading across the countryPhotograph: Jonathan Webb/University of Sydney/AFP/Getty Images

Tree-ring researchers Edward Cook (left) and Paul Krusic after they trekked for nearly two weeks to reach this 1,000-year-old hemlock in Nepal. A study of tree rings provided Athe most detailed record yet of at least four epic droughts that hit Asia over the past millennium, including one that helped end China's Ming Dynasty in 1644. Data collected over the past 15 years for the study is expected to help scientists understand how climate change can unleash large-scale weather disruptionsPhotograph: Brendan Buckley/AFP/Getty Images

Mist floats over hills after rain in Hungary. In order to incite environment-consciousness and appreciation for natural ambience, Earth Day was celebrated all over the world on 22 April 2010Photograph: Ferenc Kalmandy/EPA

A four-month old hawksbill turtle swims into the deep after a symbolic release ceremony by Thousand Islands National marine park and Coca-Cola company officials to commemorate the Earth Day in Pramuka island located north of Jakarta. Twenty baby hawksbill turtles and four four-month-old hawksbill turtles were released from the turtle conservation areaPhotograph: ROMEO GACAD/AFP/Getty Images

An Alcathoe's bat, which has been
discovered visiting caves in the Yorkshire and Sussex, researchers confirmed today. The bat has never been seen before in the UK. The bats were found in woodland in Ryedale in the North York Moors national park and in the South Downs of Sussex. The animals were identified by experts from the University of Leeds and University of Sheffield during a Europe-wide study of bat population ecology and geneticsPhotograph: Cyril Sch nb chler/PA

Baby sand hill cranes and their mothers search for food along a road in Florida. Local residents report the baby birds are a few weeks old and the four birds live near the local landfillPhotograph: J Pat Carter/AP

A study released this week shows that
lionfish invasion throughout the Caribbean Sea continues to expand. As fierce predators, their presence threatens native ecology. Experts say the lack of parasites on the invading fish is a major cause of the population explosionPhotograph: Oregon State University

The Professional Natural History winner for
Sony World Photography Awards 2010. Pere Pascual said: 'When we wear silk clothes, we enjoy the beauty and the feeling to the touch and yet we never ask where it comes from or how it's made. Small insect craftsmen, the silkworm, create these threads'Photograph: Pere Pascual/Sony World Photography Awards 2010